St Etienne vs Niort tips and predictions

St Etienne skinny price offers nothing

St Etienne's price is too short to get involved with so, backs to the wall, the pick is for Niort to prevail.

At times the hosts have appeared out of sorts in some of their latest tepid displays. St Etienne have been up and down. They've lost 7 of their last 20 games as hosts. Their tactics in the final third haven't helped their recent goal tally. They've only scored 1.2 goals on average over their last 10 home matches. Depending on any fitness concerns, this stat could be the reason they underperform here. They've been struggling to clear their lines at the back. Giving up an average of 1.6 goals across their latest 20 matches on their own soil has given them pause for thought.

Niort have posted some performances of note. They have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 11 away matches. While they are facing a massive task there is still some justification for an away win at the big price. They've scored three or more goals in 2 of their last 6 games and to get anything from the game they'll be desperate to add to that average.

St Etienne will want to further justify their short price with a clean sheet at full-time. It isn't a strong view but the No BTTS bet seems sensible.